What color is #BDDAD4?

#BDDAD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDDAD4?

The RGB value is 189, 218, 212: 189 red, 218 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDDAD4?

The complementary color is #DABDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDDAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDDAD4 color

#BDDAD4 rgb(189, 218, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDDAD4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 85.5% green and 83.1% blue (189, 218, 212).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#BDDAD4 color codes

HEX	`#BDDAD4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 218, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 85.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.85, -10.75, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.85, 10.75, 181.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.938, 65.714, 71.906)`
Decimal	`12442324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDDAD4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDDAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDDAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDDAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bddad4; }
.text { color: #bddad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bddad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 218 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bddad4, #bdd2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #BDDAD4?: #BDDAD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDDAD4?: The RGB value is 189, 218, 212: 189 red, 218 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDDAD4?: The complementary color is #DABDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDDAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.